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Have Farmers Lost Their Uniqueness?

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  • Renée Drury
  • Luther Tweeten

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Modern technology, communication, transportation, and economics have transformed the farming industry and may have altered the typical farmer's character and personality. However, this study concludes that farmers have not lost their uniqueness. Results indicate that farmers differ from the general population in some aspects of morality, political ideology, work ethic, and outlook. Compared with the general population, the farm family is more stable, and the typical farmer is more religious, politically more conservative, and happier and more satisfied with some aspects of life. In many respects, particularly those concerning work ethic and outlook, farmers are not significantly different from others. They are more satisfied with their jobs, which appears to be a function of self-employment. As a group, farmers are among the better-adjusted members of society. They are optimistic and have a healthy outlook in terms of interpersonal relationships and general viewpoint.

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  • Renée Drury & Luther Tweeten, 1997. "Have Farmers Lost Their Uniqueness?," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 19(1), pages 58-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revage:v:19:y:1997:i:1:p:58-90.
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    1. H. Frederick Gale, 2003. "Age-Specific Patterns of Exit and Entry in U.S. Farming, 1978–1997," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 25(1), pages 168-186.
    2. Troskie, Dirk P. & Mathijs, Erik & Vink, Nick, 2000. "Characteristics of the agricultural sector of the 21st Century," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 39(4), pages 1-11, December.
    3. Lerohl, Mel L. & Unterschultz, James R., 2000. "Agriculture In Canada: Who Will Grow The Food?," 2000 Annual Meeting, June 29-July 1, 2000, Vancouver, British Columbia 36394, Western Agricultural Economics Association.
    4. Tweeten, Luther G., 1997. "Agricultural Industrialization: For Better Or Worse?," Economics and Sociology Occasional Papers - ESO Series 28337, Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics.
    5. Dante J. Scala & Kenneth M. Johnson, 2017. "Political Polarization along the Rural-Urban Continuum? The Geography of the Presidential Vote, 2000–2016," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 672(1), pages 162-184, July.
    6. Harsche, Johannes, 2007. "Bestimmungsfaktoren für das Erwerbsverhalten von Landwirten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Unternehmereigenschaften," German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Department for Agricultural Economics, vol. 56(02), pages 1-12.

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